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Dictionary: “工夫”

工夫

くふう

devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out

Example sentence

This is a plan of my own devising.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

工
On
こう;く;ぐ
Kun
—
Stroke count
3

・craft

・construction

・katakana e radical (no. 48)

1 2 3
夫
On
ふ;ふう;ぶ
Kun
おっと;それ
Stroke count
4

・husband

・man

1 2 3 4

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Related words to 工夫

4 related words

工夫

くふう

→

device;design;idea;plan;invention

工夫

くふう

→

dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

工夫

こうふ

→

labourer;laborer;workman

工夫を凝らす

くふうをこらす

→

to exercise one's ingenuity;to come up with an ingenious plan